Ridderzaal
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The Ridderzaal (; ) is the main building of the 13th-century inner square of the former castle of the counts of Holland called Binnenhof (English: Inner Court) at the address Binnenhof 11 in The Hague, Netherlands. It is used for the annual state opening of Parliament on Prinsjesdag, when the Dutch monarch drives to Parliament in the Golden Coach and delivers the speech from the throne. It is also used for official royal receptions, and inter-parliamentary conferences.
Key facts
- Historic building.name
- Ridderzaal
- Historic building.image
- File:Den Haag Binnenhof Ridderzaal 4.jpg
- Historic building.caption
- The entrance of the Ridderzaal
- Historic building.location
- Binnenhof
- Historic building.location_town
- The Hague
- Historic building.location_country
- Netherlands
- Historic building.client
- Floris V, Count of Holland
- Historic building.completion_date
- 13th century
- Historic building.architectural_style
- Gothic architecture
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The Ridderzaal (; ) is the main building of the 13th-century inner square of the former castle of the counts of Holland called Binnenhof (English: Inner Court) at the address Binnenhof 11 in The Hague, Netherlands. It is used for the annual state opening of Parliament on Prinsjesdag, when the Dutch monarch drives to Parliament in the Golden Coach and delivers the speech from the throne. It is also used for official royal receptions, and inter-parliamentary conferences.
Due to the restoration of the Golden Coach and some controversy surrounding images on the left panel, portraying Hulde der Koloniën (Tribute from the colonies), the Glass Coach is used on Prinsjesdag since 2015.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ridderzaal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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